Author Archives: Clark Bunch

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About Clark Bunch

Pastor (Unity Baptist) author (God is Near) husband, father, blogger, coffee enthusiast.

Christians Be Like…

I gave this sermon a Gen Z title and somehow never mentioned it at church this morning. The ESV calls this passage Marks of True Christian while the Holman CSB simply says Christian Ethics. Whatever title you give it, this … Continue reading

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We Are the Body

Paul elaborates more on these topics in other letters but in Romans 12 he addresses the spiritual gifts and different members working together as one body. The best commentary on the Bible is the Bible so we will take a … Continue reading

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A Living Sacrifice

“Present your bodies as a living sacrifice…” “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind…” Just the first two verses as we begin Romans 12. Lots of good stuff in there.

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The Mystery of Israel’s Salvation

There was not a sermon last week. We had worship but I was taking whatever cold or flu-like thing is going around. This is the end of Romans 11, from verse 25 to 36.

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Obituary: Rachel Miller

Rachel Miller passed in the early hours of Friday, January 24th. She was an active member of this church and in the community for many years. Reprinted here is her obituary courtesy of Thomas Funeral Home in Calhoun. Rachel Ray … Continue reading

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Grafting Gentiles

Romans 11 is not easy like Romans 10. As an apostle called to the Gentile nations, Paul laments again his own people Israel and hopes to save some.

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Salvation for All (who believe)

We are jumping back into the book for Romans where we left off. Romans 10 is good news, no two ways about it.

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Beginnings and Endings

It’s that time of year; we just help ourselves thinking about how one year ends and another begins. The end of anything is often the beginning something else and would you look at that? “New year, new you” just became … Continue reading

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Peace on Earth

It’s the fourth Sunday of Advent. We light the Angels candle and look at their proclamation, “Peace on Earth, goodwill toward men.”

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The Joy of the Gospel

The shepherds heard good news, shared good news, then gave God glory and praise for sending them good news.

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